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Synopsis
War
On Wheels
From
the chariots of ancient warfare to day’s most sophisticated
armored
cars, wheeled vehicles have given mobility to warfare. Join
us as we travel
around
the world to examine the latest in armored vehicle technology.
War
Cars: Tanks are better known, but the earliest armored fighting
vehicle were wheeled rather than tracked. How has the
wheeled armored
vehicle evolved since its debut in the Boer War of the 19th
century?
LAV:
From the streets of Panama City to the desert sands of
Iraq, the
Light Armored Vehicle, or LAV, has given the US Marine Corps
speed,
mobility and firepower. Take a look at the LAV inaction
in Operation
Desert Storm.
Veldt
Armor: After decades of fighting on its Angolan frontier, the
South
African Army has come to rely on its unique wheeled combat vehicles.
From its little Eland scout car to its massive G6 self-propelled
howitzer,
the
South Africans have taken a unique approach to the design of
wheeled
combat vehicles.
Combat
Cars: Armored cars were born in Europe, and not surprisingly,
are
still widely developed there. Take a look at the most sophisticated
armored
cars
in the world today, from the powerful Italian Centouro to the
sleek
French
AMX-10RC.
Armour
Force
The
combat capabilities of modern armies depend on a careful balance
of
many types of weapons: tanks, infantry, artillery, and combat
helicopters.
Visit the US Army’s 24th Infantry Division, a battle-tested
example of the
modern heavy maneuver division.
Maneuver
Division: The maneuver division is the ultimate example of army
firepower. Explore the evolution of modern maneuver divisions
from the
trench warfare of World War I through the slashing attacks of
Operation
Desert Storm.
Mechanized
Infantry: Modern infantry rides into combat in heavily armed
and well armored infantry vehicles such as the US Army’s Bradley.
Take a
seat in the troop compartment of a Bradley as it carries out
a mounted
infantry
operation.
Tank
Battalion: The shock and firepower of a maneuver division
comes
from its tank battalions, today equipped with the superb M1A1
Abrams tank.
See an impressive display of the Abrams’ awesome firepower.
Fire
Support: When the going gets rough, the maneuver division calls
on
the heavy-duty firepower of the artillery and the high-speed
action of attack
helicopters.
Take a front row seats as Apache attack helicopters and
MLRS
artillery rocket launches devastate on enemy position.
Fire
& Maneuver: The clearest example of the power if modern
army
maneuver division is Operation Desert Storm. See the 24th
Infantry
Division fight and win a classic combined arm battle at the
Battled of the
Rumalyah Oil fields.
VCD
Features
Language:
English
Subtitles: No Subtitles
Format: VCD
Number
of Disc: 1 Disc
Running
Time: 50 Minutes
Packaging:
Retail Packaging with VCD Case
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